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First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Alan West stands beside a
Friday, Sep. 30, 2011

Open quoteTo suddenly be told you're not wanted, having trained you up, got you all ready to be willing to sacrifice your life for your nation, it's quite a blow.Close quote

  • ADMIRAL LORD WEST,
  • former head of the British Navy, on the Ministry of Defense's decision to tell more than 1,000 members of the navy they are to be made redundant. The navy expects to cut 5,000 jobs by 2015
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